hungry on TDEE-10%

seena511

i recently switched to the TDEE - 10% method. i've been doing it since about the beginning of march and i wanted to give it a whole month to see how it's going. the problem is the past three days i've just been hungry, hungry, hungry. i've gone over each day in an effort to keep myself satiated but i'm starting to worry about the effect it's going to have on my little "experiment" with this new eating strategy. i guess when i weigh tomorrow if i see a loss that'll give me some kind of guidance, but i'm kind of doubtful that i'll see a loss since i saw a gain when i weighed myself on wednesday. i know that these adjustments take time for our bodies to get used to them and get back in the groove, but what do i do in the meantime while i'm starving? :frown:

mmddwechanged

What is your TDEE and what do you eat?

seena511

What is your TDEE and what do you eat?

TDEE i just over 2600 and i aim for just over 2300

Anayalata

Edit: I just looked at your diary.

Perhaps it could be a sodium issue?

High sodium = thirsty = You think you're hungry

seena511

Edit: I just looked at your diary.

Perhaps it could be a sodium issue?

High sodium = thirsty = You think you're hungry

i don't think so...i drink water CONSTANTLY and i always make sure to have a glass before eating something

SweetestLibby

Edit: I just looked at your diary.

Perhaps it could be a sodium issue?

High sodium = thirsty = You think you're hungry

i don't think so...i drink water CONSTANTLY and i always make sure to have a glass before eating something

Do you track how much water your actually drinking? There's not a lot recorded in your food diary. The 8 glasses a day rule is a generic catch all. I drink 100+ ounces of water a day (note I run/workout a lot so I have a high water intake to stop dehydration).

seena511

Edit: I just looked at your diary.

Perhaps it could be a sodium issue?

High sodium = thirsty = You think you're hungry

i don't think so...i drink water CONSTANTLY and i always make sure to have a glass before eating something

Do you track how much water your actually drinking? There's not a lot recorded in your food diary. The 8 glasses a day rule is a generic catch all. I drink 100+ ounces of water a day (note I run/workout a lot so I have a high water intake to stop dehydration).

i've been trying to track it lately. each "1" is one of those giant refillable cups with the straw. it gets to the point where the thought of drinking water makes me uncomfortable because i've drank so much.

dangerousdumpling

Since you said it's only been a few days that you've been especially hungry, do you think it could be TOM?

seena511

Since you said it's only been a few days that you've been especially hungry, do you think it could be TOM?

sadly no, that actually just ended

Lizzy622

You may want to take a multivitamin for a couple of day of days to see if you are missing something in your diet.